Youth United
Youth United, a Habitat for Humanity International program, mobilizes young people, ages 5 to 25, to fully fund and build a house with their local Habitat affiliate. Supported by Habitat Bucks, Youth United brings young people together from throughout a community to sponsor and build a Habitat home. Students learn leadership and teamwork skills, and gain a better understanding of their community and poverty housing. All students are engaged in fund raising, education and advocacy activities, while those over 16 help with the actual house construction.
The four goals of Youth United are to:
• Involve youth in their community.
• Engage youth in Habitat’s mission of eliminating poverty housing.
• Foster teamwork among diverse groups of youth.
• Develop youth leaders.
Youth United Sponsors 2010
Foundations Community Partnership - $10,000
Youth News and Notes
Support Habitat for Humanity by collecting LEGOS®!
How it works: Simply host a LEGO® collection, then bring your collection to our office. It’s that easy! Drop off details: 31 Oak Avenue, Suite 100, Chalfont, PA
During drop-off, we’ll give your group a tour of the Habitat for Humanity office and ReStore.
The LEGO® Collection is part of our youth-led service component, Youth United. Youth United mobilizes youth ages 5–25 to fully fund and build a Habitat for Humanity home. Blocks collected will be used for a future Youth United LEGO® Build. With the help and support from your youth group, we can make a difference! Contact Beth Adams at (215) 822-2812 x305 or b.adams@habitatbucks.org to schedule your drop off.
Jazz in Bloom benefit concert set for March 27, 2010
We will be hosting Lynn Riley, “Superwoman of the Sax,” at Bucks County Community College in Newtown on March 27. In preparation of the concert, we're seeking help with just about everything -- from sponsors to concessions to ushers to advertisement book sales! This is an outstanding opportunity to connect with the Bucks County youth. Contact Beth Adams if you or your youth group wants to get involved: b.adams@habitatbucks.org or 215.822.2812 x305. Click below for information about placing an ad in the concert program book.
It is amazing what our Youth can do! It has been amazing to see what the Bucks County Youth have come up with for activities. Council Rock North has led the way with their overnight Rock-a-thon! Other schools to support Youth United include: Guth Elementary with a 100 day penny drive, Bridge Valley Elementary with their Nickels for Nails, Pennridge Central Middle School’s microloan project to William Penn Middle School’s fashion show, dress down days and weekly bake sales. Advocacy and outreach has also been a key effort with school students. Scouts and Faith youth groups working on everything from Build a House, Build a Dream Projects, Thank you cards to Tool drives and Architecture badges!
Your shopping can benefit Habitat Bucks!
> We can redeem your Acme receipts for cash! Just start a collection with your local school, faith group, scout troops or family, then mail or drop off the collected receipts to our office (31 Oak Avenue, Suite 100, Chalfont, PA 18914), and you will have made an effort to support affordable housing!
> The eScrip Online Mall is a collection of over 1,000 online merchants where supporters of Habitat Bucks can shop online and a percentage of their purchases are donated to the organization of their choice. In addition to online shopping, users can earn cash for Habitat Bucks doing their in-person shopping, too. Here's how it works:
- You register any one or all of your existing grocery loyalty, debit and credit cards for use in the program.
- Participating merchants will make contributions to your chosen group, based on purchases made by you, just by using the cards you have registered.
- Your purchases are tracked and available to you online, allowing you to see just how much you are earning on your child's behalf!
Visit our group Escrip page to sign up today: https://secure.escrip.com/jsp/group/onlinemall/groupmallredir.jsp?gid=149390004!
Please note that the Genuardi’s Community Cash Back Program is powered by eScrip. Follow the link above to register your Genuardi's Club Card or download the form below:
